Fifa farce as whistleblower ‘sacked then reinstated’

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The turmoil in Fifa continued last night with a botched attempt to sack the
whistleblower whose allegations of corruption put world football’s governing
body under unprecedented scrutiny.

Chuck Blazer, the general secretary of the Conacaf football organisation, was
informed by its acting president, Lisle Austin, in a letter publicly
released last night that he was being dismissed. A short while later
however, the Conacaf (the Confederation of North, Central American and
Caribbean Association Football) executive committee said Mr Austin was
acting outside his authority and that Mr Blazer was still in post.

The extraordinary incident came hours after the Duke

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Chuck Blazer's allegations brought unpredecented scrutiny to Fifa

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